text_original: He bor  rowed something from Judaism, and something from the corrupt forms of Christianity with which he had come in contact in Southern Arabia. But the funda  mental article of his creed — the unity of God — he had 76 THE DAWN OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE learned from the Hanifs. With them it was a truth for quiet meditation, but in the hands of the prophet it became the war cry of a new contest that shook the Arab world to its foundations.
text_transcription: HE BORROWED SOMETHING FROM JUDAISM AND SOMETHING FROM THE CORRUPT FORMS OF CHRISTIANITY WITH WHICH HE HAD COME IN CONTACT IN SOUTHERN ARABIA BUT THE FUNDAMENTAL ARTICLE OF HIS CREED THE UNITY OF GOD HE HAD LEARNED FROM THE HONEIFTS WITH THEM IT WAS A TRUTH FOR QUIET MEDITATION BUT IN THE HANDS OF THE PROPHET IT BECAME THE WAR CRY OF A NEW CONTEST THAT SHOOK THE ARAB WORLD TO ITS FOUNDATIONS
phonemes: hiː bˈɔːɹ ɹˈoʊd sˈʌmθɪŋ fɹʌm dʒˈuːdeɪˌɪzəm, ænd sˈʌmθɪŋ fɹʌmðə kɚɹˈʌpt fˈɔːɹmz ʌv kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi wɪð wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd kˈʌm ɪn kˈɑːntækt ɪn sˈʌðɚn ɚɹˈeɪbiə. bˌʌt ðə fˈʌndə mˈɛntəl ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ʌv hɪz kɹˈiːd — ðə jˈuːnɪɾi ʌv ɡˈɑːd — hiː hæd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp lˈɜːnd fɹʌmðə hˈænɪfs. wɪð ðˌɛm ɪt wʌzɐ tɹˈuːθ fɔːɹ kwˈaɪət mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən, bˌʌt ɪnðə hˈændz ʌvðə pɹˈɑːfɪt ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ðə wˈɔːɹ kɹˈaɪ əvə nˈuː kˈɑːntɛst ðæt ʃˈʊk ðɪ ˈæɹəb wˈɜːld tʊ ɪts faʊndˈeɪʃənz.